lareiro

Galician

Etymology

From lar (“hearth”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɑˈɾejɾʊ]

Adjective

lareiro (feminine lareira, masculine plural lareiros, feminine plural lareiras)

1. hearthside

Related terms

• lar
• lareira

Noun

lareiro m (plural lareiros)

1. long rod used for hanging sausages as cured meat by the heath
2. long rod or tool used for stoking or poking a fire, or for removing the ashes
3. (figurative) tall and slender person

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lareiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lareiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lareiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN